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New York Times, Monday, September 1, 1969

53-Across : Blunt.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,324
Across
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More skilled. : ABLER
6
Antiaircraft fire. : FLAK
10
Safeguard: Abbr. : INS
13
Pass a rope through. : REEVE
14
Outing spoiler. : RAIN
15
Asian palm. : NIPA
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Two-sided. : REVERSIBLE
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State of irritation: Colloq. : SNIT
20
Whodunit weapon. : STILETTO
21
Of a star: Prefix. : ASTERO
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Caroline island. : YAP
24
Heating apparatus. : RADIATOR
26
Chairman's concern. : AGENDA
29
Medicinal quantity. : DOSAGE
30
Be sociable. : MIX
31
Pet name. : SUGAR
33
___ hand. : LENDA
36
Grampuses. : ORCS
38
Get busy. : LAYTO
40
Terminals: Abbr. : STAS
41
Pivots. : SLUES
43
Moving throng. : SWARM
45
Elevations: Abbr. : HTS
46
Asian plain. : STEPPE
48
Sponsor's child. : GODSON
50
Fruit plant. : PEARTREE
52
Go amiss. : ERR
53
Blunt. : OBTUSE
54
Food in the field. : KRATIONS
59
Ancient Greek coin. : OBOL
60
Pet name. : SWEETIEPIE
62
Present. : HERE
63
Look after. : TEND
64
Raw. : CRUDE
65
Bad: Prefix. : DYS
66
Rockingham ratios. : ODDS
67
German city. : ESSEN
Down
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Incoming trains: Abbr. : ARRS
2
Borsch item. : BEET
3
Son of Jacob. : LEVI
4
Girl's name. : EVELYN
5
Check one's prose. : REREADS
6
Material formed by fusion. : FRIT
7
Swan song of a sort. : LABORDAYWEEKEND
8
Trouble. : AIL
9
Massages. : KNEADS
10
Gradually. : INSTAGES
11
Fraction. : NINETENTHS
12
First name in Washington. : SPIRO
16
Suffix for a doer. : ATOR
18
City in Minnesota. : STPAUL
22
Rock formation. : SIAL
25
Artery. : AORTA
26
Andy's associate. : AMOS
27
___ scout. : GIRL
28
Apologetic. : EXCUSATORY
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Peninsula for tourists. : GASPE
34
Malay chief. : DATO
35
Organization: Abbr. : ASSN
37
Firm regulations. : SETRULES
39
Almond-flavored syrup. : ORGEAT
42
Theater scenery. : SETS
44
Tenon's partner: Var. : MORTICE
47
Companion of chango. : PRESTO
49
Hairdressing equipment. : DRIERS
50
Exclamation of disdain. : POOH
51
Fell gradually. : EBBED
55
Cherry and ruby. : REDS
56
Musical piece. : OPUS
57
Group of pheasants. : NIDE
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Pictured. : SEEN
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United. : WED

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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